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forjusticethunders

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5. It's all demographics.
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 07:35 AM
Oct 2016

The 1960s and 70s weren't about white or left, they were about black or white. Democratic-voting union voters split with the party because we were trying to be inclusive of non white, non straight, non male people. It's taken 40 years but those exiled white working class voters and middle class voters have been replaced with working class and middle class voters of color (it's funny how the working class never seems to incorporate POC), which has allowed the Democratic Party to tack left just like before.

Of course, the WWC is welcome to come back as long as they leave their bigotry at the door.

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In the late 1960's many felt the nation went too far left Chasstev365 Oct 2016 #1
+1 pnwmom Oct 2016 #2
It's all demographics. forjusticethunders Oct 2016 #5
It's the Harold Washington coalition writ large Ellen Forradalom Oct 2016 #3
That's a great point. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2016 #4
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